Mafia: The Old Country Tells a Story That Doesn't Require a 'Massive Time Commitment,' Publisher Sets Price at $50 and Announces Release Date

Mafia: The Old Country has a merchandise date: August 8, 2025 crossed PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S.

The Hangar 13-developed gangster crippled besides has a caller trailer showcasing the combat and caller stealth mechanics.

We besides person a fistful of caller screenshots showing disconnected Mafia: The Old Country, below.

The announcement comes alongside immoderate absorbing quotes from the developer and publisher, 2K. Hangar 13 President Nick Baynes described Mafia: The Old Country arsenic a "focused, linear acquisition that combines prime storytelling, authentic epoch immersion and a refined instrumentality connected the acquainted Mafia gameplay."

He continued: "That absorption allows america to present a communicative that’s gritty, grounded, brutal and emotional. Embracing aboriginal 1900s epoch Sicily, this is simply a mafia root communicative that follows our protagonist, Enzo Favara, arsenic helium takes the oath and works his mode up Don Torrisi's transgression family.”

Tellingly, 2K President David Ismailer added: "We deliberation there’s a ample assemblage for compelling stories that don’t necessitate monolithic clip commitments.

"We’re excited to connection a crippled similar Mafia: The Old Country successful our portfolio, and to supply a linear highly-polished communicative acquisition that tin easy complement the different much persistent games our players besides emotion and prosecute with connected a much accordant basis.”

Based connected these comments, Mafia: The Old Country volition beryllium a comparatively abbreviated affair. There is nary multiplayer mode, truthful the communicative is the full package.

Perhaps that’s wherefore the modular variation costs $49.99 crossed each platforms, and the deluxe variation costs $59.99. Here’s the breakdown, per 2K:

Mafia: The Old Country volition connection 2 editions: Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition. Both editions are disposable for pre-order contiguous and volition merchandise worldwide connected August 8, 2025.

• The Standard Edition includes the afloat basal crippled and volition beryllium disposable for $49.99 connected PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
• The Deluxe Edition lets players descend into Sicily's transgression underworld successful existent Cosa Nostra benignant with a assortment of bonus items and volition beryllium disposable for $59.99 connected PlayStation, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. This variation includes the Padrino Pack, featuring "Lupara Speciale" Shotgun, "Vendetti Speciale" Pistol, "Immortale" Charm, "Padrino" Outfit, "Stiletto Speciale" Knife, "Eckhart Speciale" Limousine and "Cosimo" Horse and Accessories. Additionally, it offers the Gatto Nero Pack with the "Bodeo Nero" Pistol, "Velocità" Charm, "Gatto Nero" Racing Outfit and "Carozella Nero" Race Car, positive integer bonus materials including the Original Score and Digital Artbook afloat of conception creation and developer notes.
• Pre-order Mafia: The Old Country Standard Edition oregon Deluxe Edition to person the Soldato Pack featuring the "Soldato" Outfit, "Scannaturi Speciale" Knife, "Tesoro" Horse and Accessories and "Lupara" Charm.

In December, IGN interviewed Baynes and crippled manager Alex Cox astir each things Mafia: The Old Country, and the imaginable of moving up against GTA 6. With GTA 6’s hold from autumn 2025 to May 26, 2026, that is of people nary longer a concern.

In the interview, the brace dismissed comparisons to GTA 6, insisting Mafia: The Old Country shouldn’t beryllium considered an open-world crippled astatine all.

Rather, the brace insisted, Mafia: The Old Country is much similar Mafia 1 and 2 than it is the open-world Mafia 3. It is simply a “linear, narrative-driven” game, a “focused package” that offers a “cinematic experience.” You mightiness find yourself driving astir an authentic practice of 1900s Sicily successful Mafia: The Old Country, oregon adjacent riding astir connected horseback a spot similar that different Rockstar game, but the similarities to Rockstar games halt there.

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